Cliffy was low on funds, it was way worse than it seemed after that shit game bombed. So he went to Tencent with his new Battle Royale idea to get some sweet Chinese cash.
Of course, Tencent knew about Cliffy so they were interested in talking to him. So he pitched his new 'Battle Royale'.
Which with great joy he told them had a 'back to the 80's' theme.
The room felt silent, because in China the 80's aren't a very popular time at all.
Cliffy started started sweating and stuttering. And then one of the managers said: "Do you perhaps mean the 80's in the USA?" and he said: "Yes" and there was less tension in the room.
Needless to say, that torpedoed any chance of a Tencent cash injection so he was screwed